Leftover Turkey Suggestions

Main Dishes

Creamed Turkey Over Toast (similar to Tuna & Peas over Toast)

Turkey Pot Pie

Creamed Turkey w/ Corn & Bacon over Polenta

*Turkey Tetrazzini (casserole made w/ linguine)

*Turkey Divan (broccoli & Parmigiano-Reggiano cream sauce served over rice)

Thanksgiving Leftovers Shepherd's Pie

*Savory Turkey Cobbler (cornmeal topping)

Turkey Enchiladas

*Turkey Mole (Mexican)

Salads

*Holiday Turkey Salad (luncheon salad or sandwich)

Sandwiches

*Cold Turkey Sandwiches (I like mine on whole wheat bread w/ just butter & salt)

*Holiday Turkey Salad (luncheon salad or sandwich)

Turkey Salad Wrap

*Turkey Club Sandwiches

*Hot Turkey Sandwiches w/ mashed potatoes & gravy

Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich (turkey, dressing & cranberry sauce)

Hot Browns (turkey sandwich w/ Mornay sauce & crisp bacon)

Roasted Turkey Sandwich w/ Avocado, Bacon, Onion Marmalade

Leftover Stuffing (Freezes well)

(freeze, use as side w/ roast chicken later)

Semmelknödel (German bread dumplings)

Turkey Vegetable Soup w/ Stuffing Dumplings

Louisville, KY favorite: add dressing to Hot Browns

Stuffing & Cheese Strata

Bread Stuffing Waffles topped w/ turkey & gravy, mashed potatoes

Leftover Celery from making Stuffing

Braised Celery

Leftover Cranberry Sauce

Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich (turkey, dressing & cranberry sauce)

Heat & use over vanilla ice cream

What to Do with Leftover Stuffing?

These are some suggestions I found at Chowhound: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/576006 (modified a bit)

  1. Roll stuffing into a ball, dip in egg batter, cover in panko breadcrumbs and deep-fry.

  2. Form stuffing into patties and panfry them.

  3. To stuffing, add cooked sausage meat along with fried peppers, onions, mushrooms, garlic or any other veggies you want. Add an egg or two to bind, make them into patties, cover in panko, and panfry. Serve with poached or fried eggs.

  4. With the leftover cornbread and sausage stuffing, make a breakfast casserole for the morning after Thanksgiving. Mixed up eggs, milk, extra sharp cheddar cheese, and a little tabasco sauce, and poured over the stuffing which is spread out in a baking dish. Throw it in the oven the next morning. It is an easy and delicious breakfast the next morning!